NASA (Mercury Redstone 3)
The historic liftoff of the first American in space Alan Shepard on board Freedom 7, 5 May 1961
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber -based paper, printed 1961-1963, with NASA caption and "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso, numbered "NASA S-61-1927" in red in top margin (NASA MSC), 20,3 x 25,4 cm
On 5 May 1961 the United States lit the first candle of its human spaceflight programme with the launch of Mercury Redstone 3. Alan Shepard became the first American in space, experiencing five minutes of weightlessness during a fifteen-minute parabolic flight on board the Freedom 7 capsule from Cape Canaveral.
[NASA caption] ... The spacecraft attained a maximum speed of 5,180 miles per hour (mph), reached an altitude of 116 1/2 statute miles, and landed 302 statute miles downrange from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
27.09.2023 - 14:05
- Realized price: **
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EUR 910.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,000.- to EUR 1,500.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 100.-
NASA (Mercury Redstone 3)
The historic liftoff of the first American in space Alan Shepard on board Freedom 7, 5 May 1961
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber -based paper, printed 1961-1963, with NASA caption and "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso, numbered "NASA S-61-1927" in red in top margin (NASA MSC), 20,3 x 25,4 cm
On 5 May 1961 the United States lit the first candle of its human spaceflight programme with the launch of Mercury Redstone 3. Alan Shepard became the first American in space, experiencing five minutes of weightlessness during a fifteen-minute parabolic flight on board the Freedom 7 capsule from Cape Canaveral.
[NASA caption] ... The spacecraft attained a maximum speed of 5,180 miles per hour (mph), reached an altitude of 116 1/2 statute miles, and landed 302 statute miles downrange from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | The Beauty of Space - Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 27.09.2023 - 14:05 |
| Location: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | Online |
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